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Dr. Monica Kharbanda, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Alexandria, VA specializing in family medicine, pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine) and general practice. She graduated from Dayanand Medical College & Hospital. Dr. Monica Kharbanda, MD is affiliated with Inova and Inova Fairfax Hospital.
6090 Franconia Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
Dr. Monica Kharbanda, MD graduated from Dayanand Medical College & Hospital. She completed residency at MetroHealth Medical Center. She has a state license in Ohio.
Medical School: Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center (2010)
Licensed In: Ohio
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Monica Kharbanda, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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TRUMENBA $243 |
PAXLOVID $33 |
COMIRNATY $20 |
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BEXSERO $41 |
Menveo $33 |
PEDIARIX $16 |
ROTARIX $15 |
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DOC BAND $92 |
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NEXPLANON $63 |
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Aerospan $33 |
RAGWITEK $20 |
VAQTA $12 |
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Dr. Monica Kharbanda is an Alexandria, VA physician who specializes in general practice and family medicine. Dr. Kharbanda's areas of clinical interest consist of primary care, asthma, and physical exams. She is a graduate of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital. For her professional training, Dr. Kharbanda completed a residency program at MetroHealth Medical Center. Dr. Kharbanda (or staff) speaks the following languages: Hindi and Punjabi. She is affiliated with Inova Fairfax Hospital.
